The relationship between self-consciousness and depression in college students: the chain mediating effect of meaning life and self-efficacy, with the moderating effect of social support

Background: The adverse effects of childhood trauma on the sense of meaning in life among middle school students have received widespread attention. Previous research has focused mainly on the direct connection between the two factors; however, little is known about the potential mediators of this relationship. To address this gap, the present study constructed a chain mediation model to examine whether social support and core self-evaluation mediate the association between childhood trauma and sense of meaning in life among middle school students. Methods: A total of 2273 middle school students completed a self-report questionnaire about their childhood trauma, sense of meaning in life, social support, and core self-evaluation. The data were collected from students at 23 middle schools in South China. Statistical analysis was conducted via SPSS 27.0 and SPSS PROCESS. Results: The results indicated that (1) the direct effect of childhood trauma on the sense of meaning in life among middle school students was significant, and (2) social support and core self-evaluation significantly mediated the relationship between childhood trauma and sense of meaning in life via three mediating pathways: the individual mediating role of social support, the individual mediating role of core self-evaluation, and the chain mediating roles of social support and core self-evaluation. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that mitigating the negative impact of childhood trauma, increasing the strength of social support networks, and cultivating positive core self-evaluation may be key strategies for enhancing the sense of meaning in life among middle school students.

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The mediator role of the feeling of personal unaccomplishment in the effect of unemployment anxiety on depression: a research on business faculty students in Türkiye

Yumusak

2024

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundThis study aims to determine how the unemployment anxiety of university students affects their depression level. It also examines the mediating role of the feeling of personal unaccomplishment between these effects.MethodsThe data was analyzed using the PROCESS method. The research was conducted on 843 students attending different public or foundation (private) universities in Türkiye. Random sampling was used to select the participants.ResultsAs a result of the analysis, it was determined that there is a positive, significant, moderate (R = 0.509, p < 0.01) relationship between unemployment anxiety and depression and a positive, significant and weak relationship between unemployment anxiety and feeling of personal unaccomplishment (R = 0.102, p < 0.01), there is a positive, significant, and weak (R = 0.184, p < 0.01) relationship between feeling of personal unaccomplishment and depression. Unemployment anxiety of university students had significant and positive effects on their depression level and significant and positive effects on feelings of personal unaccomplishment of students.ConclusionAs a result of the mediating variable analysis, it was determined that the feeling of personal unaccomplishment has a partial mediator role in the relationship between unemployment anxiety and depression.

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The relationship between self-consciousness and depression in college students: the chain mediating effect of meaning life and self-efficacy, with the moderating effect of social support

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The Impact of Childhood Trauma on Sense of Meaning in Life among Middle School Students: The Chain Mediating Roles of Social Support and Core Self-Evaluation

The mediator role of the feeling of personal unaccomplishment in the effect of unemployment anxiety on depression: a research on business faculty students in Türkiye

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